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Understanding emotional and psychological harm of people with intellectual disability: an evolving framework
- Authors:
- ROBINSON Sally, CHENOWETH Lesley
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 14(3), 2012, pp.110-121.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
A framework for better understanding the emotional and psychological abuse and neglect of people with intellectual disability was developed to support a narrative study with people with intellectual disability, families and other supporters about the lived experience of this maltreatment in disability accommodation services in Australia. This paper describes the underpinning review of emotional and psychological abuse and neglect and the evolving new framework. A review of existing understandings of this form of abuse in research and policy was conducted, and a framework developed and tested for “trustworthiness”. Based on the review, a framework of emotional and psychological abuse and neglect is presented. It centres on the misuse of power and control, details behaviours and interactions which can occur when it is inflicted, and is tested against the experiences of people who have experienced this sort of abuse and neglect. The authors concluded that further research is needed to test the robustness of the framework.
Preventing abuse in accommodation services: from procedural response to protective cultures
- Authors:
- ROBINSON Sally, CHENOWETH Lesley
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 15(1), March 2011, pp.63-74.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper considers the dominant policy and practice approaches of Australian disability accommodation services with respect to the abuse and neglect of people with learning disabilities, and questions the effectiveness of these approaches. The paper reviews international literature and provides practice examples to help develop a framework of current research, policy and practice in this area. Findings show that dominant policy and practice approaches do not give adequate consideration to the prevention and protection of people from harm, focusing primarily on responding to individual instances of maltreatment. Managerial, compliance-based systems may be deflecting attention from recognizing and responding more effectively to abuse and neglect at individual, systemic and structural levels. The current dominant approach fails to develop a culture of prevention and protection for people with intellectual disability. The authors concluded that some systemic and structural preconditions are set which make abuse and neglect less preventable.